Iraq vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Iraq
5.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
41st
Sweden rank
44th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.35 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 216.19 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Sweden ahead.

Iraq ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sweden Difference Ahead
1920s 455,557 tonnes 480.09 million tonnes 479.63 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 13.21 million tonnes 614.38 million tonnes 601.17 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 91.93 million tonnes 815.15 million tonnes 723.22 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 146.66 million tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes 952.53 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 239.00 million tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes Sweden
1970s 499.64 million tonnes 2.38 billion tonnes 1.88 billion tonnes Sweden
1980s 915.55 million tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 2.19 billion tonnes Sweden
1990s 1.51 billion tonnes 3.70 billion tonnes 2.19 billion tonnes Sweden
2000s 2.38 billion tonnes 4.26 billion tonnes 1.88 billion tonnes Sweden
2010s 3.57 billion tonnes 4.76 billion tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes Sweden
2020s 4.90 billion tonnes 5.06 billion tonnes 158.39 million tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Iraq or Sweden?
Iraq, at 5.35 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Iraq and Sweden?
216.19 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.